U.S. plans $60 million Afghan prison on military base
                   
nwsource.com     May 17, 2008            

By ERIC SCHMITT and TIM GOLDEN The New York Times WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is proceeding with plans to build a new, 40-acre detention complex on the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan, officials said, in a stark acknowledgment that the United States is likely to continue to hold prisoners... [read full story]                    


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